0001| HOUSE JOINT MEMORIAL 38 | 0002| 42ND LEGISLATURE - STATE OF NEW MEXICO - SECOND SESSION, | 0003| 1996 | 0004| INTRODUCED BY | 0005| RAYMOND G. SANCHEZ | 0006| | 0007| | 0008| | 0009| | 0010| | 0011| A JOINT MEMORIAL | 0012| REQUESTING THE STATE CORPORATION COMMISSION, IN COOPERATION WITH | 0013| THE DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE AND ADMINISTRATION AND THE DEPARTMENT | 0014| OF PUBLIC SAFETY, TO STUDY THE MECHANISM FOR THE DISTRIBUTION TO | 0015| LOCAL FIREFIGHTERS FROM THE FIRE PROTECTION FUND AND TO | 0016| RECOMMEND CHANGES TO THE APPROPRIATE INTERIM COMMITTEE. | 0017| | 0018| WHEREAS, New Mexico is one of the largest states in the | 0019| union with a relatively small population that is sparsely | 0020| settled; and | 0021| WHEREAS, ninety percent of the state is protected from fire | 0022| by volunteer firefighters who must cover very large areas; and | 0023| WHEREAS, financial resources to provide adequate | 0024| firefighting equipment are provided through the fire protection | 0025| fund; and | 0001| WHEREAS, there are always more needs than the fire | 0002| protection fund has resources to meet; and | 0003| WHEREAS, many fire district commissioners feel that the | 0004| procedures for obtaining money from the fire protection fund are | 0005| cumbersome and unnecessary; | 0006| NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE | 0007| STATE OF NEW MEXICO that the state corporation commission, in | 0008| cooperation with the local government division of the department | 0009| of finance and administration and the department of public | 0010| safety, be requested to study the mechanism for the distribution | 0011| to local firefighters from the fire protection fund and to | 0012| recommend changes to the appropriate interim committee appointed | 0013| by the legislative council; and | 0014| BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the report be presented to the | 0015| appropriate interim legislative committee by December 1, 1996; | 0016| and | 0017| BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that copies of this memorial be | 0018| transmitted to the state corporation commission and to the | 0019| secretary of finance and administration and the secretary of | 0020| public safety. | 0021|  State of New Mexico | 0022| House of Representatives | 0023| | 0024| FORTY-SECOND LEGISLATURE | 0025| SECOND SESSION, 1996 | 0001| | 0002| February 1, l996 | 0003| | 0004| | 0005| Mr. Speaker: | 0006| | 0007| Your RULES AND ORDER OF BUSINESS COMMITTEE, to | 0008| whom has been referred | 0009| | 0010| HOUSE JOINT MEMORIAL 38 | 0011| | 0012| has had it under consideration and finds same to be | 0013| GERMANE in accordance with constitutional provisions. | 0014| | 0015| Respectfully submitted, | 0016| | 0017| | 0018| | 0019| | 0020| Barbara A. Perea Casey, | 0021| Chairperson | 0022| | 0023| | 0024| Adopted Not Adopted | 0025| | 0001| (Chief Clerk) (Chief Clerk) | 0002| | 0003| Date | 0004| | 0005| The roll call vote was 10 For 0 Against | 0006| Yes: 10 | 0007| Excused: Lujan, Olguin, Rodella, R. G. Sanchez, S. M. Williams | 0008| Absent: None | 0009| | 0010| HJ038RC1 State of New Mexico | 0011| House of Representatives | 0012| | 0013| FORTY-SECOND LEGISLATURE | 0014| SECOND SESSION, 1996 | 0015| | 0016| | 0017| February 11, 1996 | 0018| | 0019| | 0020| Mr. Speaker: | 0021| | 0022| Your BUSINESS AND INDUSTRY COMMITTEE, to whom has | 0023| been referred | 0024| | 0025| HOUSE JOINT MEMORIAL 38 | 0001| | 0002| has had it under consideration and reports same with | 0003| recommendation that it DO PASS, amended as follows: | 0004| | 0005| 1. On page 1, line 12, strike the second occurrence of "AND" | 0006| and insert in lieu thereof a comma. | 0007| | 0008| 2. On page 1, line 13, after "SAFETY" insert "AND LOCAL | 0009| FIREFIGHTER REPRESENTATIVES". | 0010| | 0011| 3. On page 2, line 8, strike "and" and insert in lieu | 0012| thereof a comma. | 0013| | 0014| 4. On page 2, line 9, after "safety" insert "and local | 0015| firefighter representatives". | 0016| | 0017| 5. On page 2, between lines 12 and 13, insert the following: | 0018| | 0019| "BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the local firefighter | 0020| representatives include one each from the New Mexico municipal | 0021| fire chiefs association, the county fire officers affiliate of the | 0022| New Mexico association of counties and the New Mexico firefighters | 0023| association; and". | 0024| | 0025| | 0001| Respectfully submitted, | 0002| | 0003| | 0004| | 0005| | 0006| | 0007| Fred Luna, Chairman | 0008| | 0009| | 0010| Adopted Not Adopted | 0011| | 0012| (Chief Clerk) (Chief Clerk) | 0013| | 0014| Date | 0015| | 0016| The roll call vote was 10 For 0 Against | 0017| Yes: 10 | 0018| Excused: None | 0019| Absent: Gubbels, Varela | 0020| | 0021| | 0022| .111738.1 | 0023| HJ038BI1 State of New Mexico | 0024| House of Representatives | 0025| | 0001| FORTY-SECOND LEGISLATURE | 0002| SECOND SESSION, 1996 | 0003| | 0004| | 0005| February 11, 1996 | 0006| | 0007| | 0008| Mr. Speaker: | 0009| | 0010| Your BUSINESS AND INDUSTRY COMMITTEE, to whom has | 0011| been referred | 0012| | 0013| HOUSE JOINT MEMORIAL 38 | 0014| | 0015| has had it under consideration and reports same with | 0016| recommendation that it DO PASS, amended as follows: | 0017| | 0018| 1. On page 1, line 12, strike the second occurrence of "AND" | 0019| and insert in lieu thereof a comma. | 0020| | 0021| 2. On page 1, line 13, after "SAFETY" insert "AND LOCAL | 0022| FIREFIGHTER REPRESENTATIVES". | 0023| | 0024| 3. On page 2, line 8, strike "and" and insert in lieu | 0025| thereof a comma. | 0001| | 0002| 4. On page 2, line 9, after "safety" insert "and local | 0003| firefighter representatives". | 0004| | 0005| 5. On page 2, between lines 12 and 13, insert the following: | 0006| | 0007| "BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the local firefighter | 0008| representatives include one each from the New Mexico municipal | 0009| fire chiefs association, the county fire officers affiliate of the | 0010| New Mexico association of counties and the New Mexico firefighters | 0011| association; and". | 0012| | 0013| | 0014| Respectfully submitted, | 0015| | 0016| | 0017| | 0018| | 0019| | 0020| Fred Luna, Chairman | 0021| | 0022| | 0023| Adopted Not Adopted | 0024| | 0025| (Chief Clerk) (Chief Clerk) | 0001| | 0002| Date | 0003| | 0004| The roll call vote was 10 For 0 Against | 0005| Yes: 10 | 0006| Excused: None | 0007| Absent: Gubbels, Varela | 0008| | 0009| | 0010| .111738.1 | 0011| HJ038BI1 |